diff --git a/lib/extensions/base.py b/lib/extensions/base.py
index 828e36858..cc2fea53c 100644
--- a/lib/extensions/base.py
+++ b/lib/extensions/base.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from collections.abc import MutableMapping
 
 import inkex
 from lxml import etree
+from lxml.etree import Comment
 from stringcase import snakecase
 
 from ..commands import is_command, layer_commands
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ class InkstitchExtension(inkex.Effect):
 
     def descendants(self, node, selected=False, troubleshoot=False):  # noqa: C901
         nodes = []
+
+        if node.tag == Comment:
+            return []
+
         element = EmbroideryElement(node)
 
         if element.has_command('ignore_object'):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 698ea35d5..1e226f2be 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This installs inkex, the Inkscape python extension library.
 # We need the new style handling that was added after the inkex version bundled
 # with Inkscape 1.1.  That's why we're installing from Git.
--e git+https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions.git@139d71470e7d6bbe9fcd869f385fc73e3a8a8bea#egg=inkscape-core-extensions
+-e git+https://gitlab.com/inkscape/extensions.git@3796f912f666a0981917839c77eb94fdd6fc6a94#egg=inkscape-core-extensions
 
 backports.functools_lru_cache
 wxPython